Anzeige
Fauna Marin GmbH Mrutzek Meeresaquaristik Tropic Marin OMega Vital Fauna Marin GmbH Aqua Medic

Prunum capense Cape Marginella

Prunum capense is commonly referred to as Cape Marginella. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Prunum capense, photographers reef Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2021 (CC-BY-SA)


Courtesy of the author Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

Uploaded by Muelly.

Image detail


Profile

lexID:
17277 
AphiaID:
816845 
Scientific:
Prunum capense 
German:
Kap Marginella 
English:
Cape Marginella 
Category:
Ślimaki 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Marginellidae (Family) > Prunum (Genus) > capense (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Krauss, ), 1848 
Occurrence:
Namibia, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1,4 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
  • Prunum abyssorum
  • Prunum albertoangelai
  • Prunum albertoi
  • Prunum aletes
  • Prunum amabile
  • Prunum amphorale
  • Prunum amygdalum
  • Prunum annulatum
  • Prunum antillanum
 
More related species
in this lexicon
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-03-01 19:40:28 

Info

Prunum capense (Krauss, 1848)

The Cape marginella is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.

Synonymised names
Marginella cantharus Reeve, 1865 · unaccepted
Marginella capensis Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (original combination)
Prunum cantharus (Reeve, 1865) · unaccepted
Prunum capensis (Krauss, 1848) · unaccepted (incorrect grammatical agreement...)
Prunum capensis [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Volvarina capensis (Krauss, 1848) · unaccepted
Volvarina puella A. Gould, 1861 · unaccepted

External links

  1. biodiversitylibrary.org (en). Abgerufen am 01.03.2025.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 01.03.2025.

Pictures

Commonly


Husbandry know-how of owners

0 husbandary tips from our users available
Show all and discuss